02810nam a2200421 a 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112016001600129020002200145040002100167035002100188050002500209082001700234090001800251245015800269260015600427300003200583490005900615505097000674533015201644650003101796650003501827650002901862650004901891655003401940700003401974700003902008710007002047710003402117710002202151830006602173856013102239999001802370ebr10178295CaPaEBR20260707180228.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||060914s2005    qucb    s     000 0 eng    z  2006491430  z20059007141  z0773529403 (pbk.)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64826323714aJC355b.D475 2005aeb04a321.02/3222  c104113d8380500aDialogues on distribution of powers and responsibilities in federal countriesh[electronic resource] /cedited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien.  aMontreal :bPublished for Forum of Federations and International Association of Centers for Federal Studies by McGill-Queen's University Press,cc2005.  aix, 53 p. :bmaps ;c23 cm.1 aA global dialogue on federalism booklet series ;vv. 20 aAustralia: a quiet revolution in the balance of power / Clement Macintyre, John Williams -- Belguim: continuing changes in a new federal structure / Hugues Dumont ... [et al.] -- Brazil: federation building and social welfare / Marcelo Piancastelli de Siqueira -- Canada: competition within cooperative federalism / Richard Simeon -- Germany: Länder implementing federal legislation / Hans-Peter Schneider -- India: continuity and change in the federal union / George Mathew -- Mexico: a historic election brings pressures for decentralization / Manuel González Oropeza -- Nigeria: over-centralization after decades of military rule / J. Isawa Elaigwu -- Spain: a unique model of state autonomy / Xavier Bernadí Gil, Clara Velasco -- Switzerland: seeking a balance between shared rule and self-rule / Sarah Byrne, Thomas Fleiner -- The United States of America: a federal government of limited powers / Ellis Katz -- Comparative reflections / Ronald L. Watts.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aFederal government.959082 0aComparative government.921447 6aFédéralisme.9147671 6aInstitutions politiques comparées.9147672 7aElectronic books.2local91901 aBlindenbacher, Raoul.91476731 aOstien, Abigail J.,d1971-91476742 aInternational Association of Centers for Federal Studies.91476752 aForum of Federations.91476762 aebrary, Inc.9191 0aGlobal dialogue on federalism booklet series ;vv. 2.914767740uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10178295zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c104113d83805